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Rearing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Rearing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of rear.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of rear.

More Meanings

  1. Act of raising young.

Example Sentences

We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.
In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding.

Word Forms

Synonyms for rearing

Depending on context, synonyms include nurture, nurturing, erect, upright, rampant, fostering.

nurturenurturingerectuprightrampantfosteringfosterageverticalraisingupbringingbreeding

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include upbringing, fostering, fosterage, erect, upright, nurture.

upbringingfosteringfosterageerectuprightnurtureraisingbreedingverticalrampantnurturingparentingchildrearingmaternitynurseryculturecreationexploitationcreating

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